- Winner
- Alain Prost
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Alain Prost, Michele Alboreto, and Elio de Angelis
- Race date
- May 19, 1985
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Michele Alboreto
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco
The decisive result
Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Michele Alboreto is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Elio de Angelis 3 for Team Lotus.
Grid to finish
Jacques Laffite from P16 to P6 (+10), Martin Brundle from P18 to P10 (+8), and Jonathan Palmer from P19 to P11 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 DNQ, 4 +1 lap, 3 Accident, 3 Finished, and 2 +2 laps. Michele Alboreto holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.637 on lap 60. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.